Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary

Paul Robeson the artist as revolutionary

A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon the theater...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Horne, Gerald, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press 2016
2016.
Colección:Revolutionary lives.
Materias:
Robeson, Paul, > 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, > 1898-1976 > Political activity.
African American singers > Biography.
Singers > United States > Biography.
African American actors > Biography.
Political activists > United States > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
History
London
Moscow
United States
Biographies
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432619106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The best known American in the world"
  • Rising star
  • Rising revolutionary
  • From Moscow to Madrid
  • "The tallest tree in our forest"
  • "Black Stalin"?
  • Robeson: Primary victim of the "Blacklist"
  • Britain beckons
  • Triumph
  • and tragedy
  • Death of a revolutionary.

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